Elementary Core French. Home Practice and Study Sheet

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1 Elementary Core French Home Practice and Study Sheet Dear parents: Following is a summary of the French your children have learned so far this year. The students in grades 6, 7 and 8 have learned all these words. The students in grades 3, 4, and 5 have learned the basic words in each section. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to learn and remember a new language if you only use it twice a week for 30 or 45 minutes each time! So I am hoping that you will spend perhaps 10 minutes a day (every day!) going over a few of these words, phrases, conversations, and grammatical points with your child. I also encourage you to listen to French on the radio, TV, movies (most DVDs have French language and subtitles), and take any other opportunities to practice the language together. Please check over the sheet of suggestions I sent you earlier in the year. While the French provided here will be reviewed next year, we will also be building upon it, so I hope you ll practice during the summer too. Thank you! BASIC CONVERSATIONS Bonjour! Hello!/Good morning! Bonsoir, Monsieur/Madame/Mademoiselle - Good evening, Sir/ Mrs./ Miss. Je m appelle (Je suis ) My name is. Et toi, comment t appelles-tu? And you, what is your name? (Et vous, comment vous appelez-vous?) Je me prénomme. My first name is. Mon nom de famille est. My family name is. Mon surnom est. My nickname is. Quel est ton nom? What is your name? Tu t appelles comment? What is your name? Vous vous appelez? Is your name? (Tu t appelles?) Non, c est ma sœur/mon frère. No, that s my sister/my brother. Moi, je m appelle. Me, my name is.

20 nous sommes (we are) vous êtes (you are) ils sont (they are) Most verbs are conjugated (have regular endings) in one of three ways. There are er verbs, re verbs, and ir verbs. There are also irregular verbs (such as être and avoir that don t follow the rules of the other groups). The verb endings for the er verbs are: s appeller (to be called/named): je m appelle (my name is...) (literally: I call myself... ) tu t appelles (your name is) il/elle s appelle (his/her name is) nous nous appelons (our name is) vous vous appelez (your name/s is/are) ils s appellent (their names are) PLURALS As in English, most words add an s to become plural: un chat (one cat), des chats (some cats). Words ending in u add an x : un cadeau (a gift), des cadeaux (some gifts). The word tu is the singular you and is used in referring to one person. Also, the person must be a family member, friend, or someone you have a casual relationship with. The word vous is the plural you and is used when referring to more than one person. But it is also the formal you and is used when referring to someone to whom you wish to show respect. MASCULINE AND FEMININE In French, all nouns (persons, places, things, qualities) have a feminine or masculine gender. Some words (names, boy, girl, etc) are obvious... and there are some kind of general patterns, but mostly you just have to memorize the gender of each word! Adjectives take on the gender of the noun that they are modifying. Adjectives referring to feminine nouns add an e at the end of the word (petit/petite), as do nouns that can be feminine or masculine, such as many names (Raymond/Raymonde). Sometimes, they take on le, if the word ends with l (Michel/Michelle). If the word includes both masculine and feminine (for example, they referring to a group of boys and girls), it takes the masculine. Some adjectives have their own special rules! The following chart will give you an idea of how this all works. Masculine Feminine Masculine Plural or Feminine Plural English Mas + Fem Plural un une des des one/a/some petit petite petits petites small grand grande grands grandes big cousin cousine cousins cousines cousin frère --- frères --- brother

22 Or simply by changing the way you say it: Je suis grand... Je suis grand??? I am big... I am big??? Or by putting est-ce que at the beginning of the sentence: Je suis grand... Est-ce que je suis grand? I am big... (Is it that/am I) big? POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES To make a positive sentence into a negative sentence in French, you must add the term ne... pas to the sentence. The verb (action word) in the sentence goes between the two words. Note that if the verb begins with a vowel, the ne is shortened to n. Some examples: As-tu une petite sœur? Do you have a little sister? Oui, j ai une petite sœur. Yes, I have a little sister. Non, je n ai pas une petite sœur. No, I don t have a little sister. Est-ce que tu joues le basketball? Do you play basketball? Oui, je joue le basketball. Yes, I play basketball Non, je ne joue pas le basketball. No, I don t play basketball.

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